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The Consolidation of Publishing Houses


A New Era for Books: The Random House-Penguin Merger Is Just ...

In recent years, consolidation among publishing companies reached a level that was widely known as the Big Six: Random House, Penguin, ...

Update: Antitrust and the Proposed Penguin Random House and ...

The trend that the DOJ observes about consolidation is true across the industry, including tradebook publishers but also academic publishers, ...

Proposed $2.2 billion merger of two book publishing giants ... - Fortune

Simon & Schuster's corporate parent has officially ended the agreement for Penguin Random House to purchase the publisher.

Recent trends in publishing mergers and acquisitions - Fox Williams

The consolidation of publishers (both large and small) is paradoxically making room for a new era of independent and digital publishing to take ...

Justice Department Sues to Block Penguin Random House's ...

Today, Penguin Random House, the world's largest publisher, and Simon & Schuster, the fourth largest in the United States, compete head-to-head ...

U.S. files antitrust suit to stop major book publisher merger

Sign up for Breaking News Alerts ... The purchase of Simon & Schuster would reduce the so-called Big Five, which dominate American publishing and ...

Penguin Random House scraps $2.2 bln deal to merge with Simon ...

Penguin Random House, the world's largest book publisher, and smaller U.S. rival Simon & Schuster have scrapped a $2.2 billion deal to merge ...

Why the Merger of Two Major Publishing Houses is Sounding an ...

What you need to know — simplified ... If you're a writer, you've probably heard about the proposed merger of Simon & Schuster with Penguin Random ...

Stephen King testifies against publishers' merger - MarketWatch

Stephen King testifies against publishers' merger: 'Consolidation is bad for competition' · Justice Department seeks to block merger of Penguin ...

Penguin's merger with Simon & Schuster was blocked because ...

Judge Florence Pan of the US district court for the District of Columbia blocked the planned merger of Penguin Random House (PRH) and Simon & Schuster (S&S) ...

What the Penguin Random House-Simon & Schuster merger means ...

Naturally, the new publisher is likely to consolidate operations like accounting and distribution. This will generate more efficiency. But it's ...

Mergers and Acquisitions and Consolidation, Oh My!

When publishers consolidate, the sheer volume and value of their combined publishing programs (new books and the backlist books) gives them ...

Publishing Trends: Expansion & Consolidation - Video

As major publishers consolidate and adapt to the evolving industry, it becomes more difficult for authors to enter that traditional world. But as online media ...

The book publishing industry is consolidating for one big reason

MLA. , . "The book publishing industry is consolidating for one big reason: Amazon." Nieman Journalism Lab. · APA. , . (2020, Nov. · Chicago. , . "The book ...

How has publishing seen consolidation in recent years? - Quora

In recent years, publishing has witnessed consolidation through mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships among major companies. This trend ...

What's at stake as book publishing merger faces antitrust trial - CNN

Penguin Random House announced its bid to acquire Simon & Schuster in November 2020. The deal – combining two of the top five book publishers in ...

Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster merger faces federal ...

The Justice Department is suing to block a $2.2 billion book publishing deal that would have reshaped the industry, saying consolidation ...

Authors worry about the proposed merger of Penguin Random ...

As one of the largest antitrust trials to hit the publishing industry continues, how might the proposed merger of Penguin Random House and ...

News & Views: Publishers and Market Consolidation – Part 2 of 2

This month we present the second part of some results of big data analysis of the scholarly publishing industry. We look at the latest data ...

A Short History of Book Publishing - Independent Publisher

In the early 1800s, publishers such as Wiley, Collins, Harper, Hachette, and MacMillan were in their infancy as printers or small presses. And after partnering ...